Digital textbooks or e-books are a necessary and compelling change that will benefit all students and their professors and teachers as well.
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Interview: Deborah Ross-Swain and Elaine Fogel Schneider, Authors of ‘Confidence & Joy’
Interview with Deborah Ross-Swain and Elaine Fogel Schneider authors of 'Confidence and Joy' a book on how to help children with learning differences.
Read More »Book Review: ‘Confidence & Joy: Success Strategies for Kids with Learning Differences’ by Deborah Ross-Swain and Elaine Fogel Schneider
'Confidence and Joy: Success Strategies for Kids with Learning Differences' by Deborah Ross-Swain and Elaine Fogel Schneider outlines ways kids with learning difficulties can be helped.
Read More »Why Is Financial Literacy Such an Under-Taught Skill?
We’re Neglecting Financial Literacy: Here’s Why and How It Can Change
Read More »Piano School of NYC: Making It Possible for Everyone to Fall in Love with Music
When pianist Vera Anselmo, who trained at Juilliard and Mannes School of Music, started giving piano and music lessons at local schools in Manhattan’s Upper West Side and Harlem in 2001, she did not realize the potential impact her 'Piano School of New York City' would make over the years. But her passion to bring the gift of music to all had always been her driving force.
Read More »Students Need Enough Time To Eat Lunch and Enjoy Recess
The overriding issue is the way Americans perceive lunch and eating in general – as something to get done quickly.
Read More »Will Early Education Funding Reduce Future Crime?
While policy changes and a move away from for-profit prison systems will go a long way in aligning America’s prisons with those of more progressive countries, education remains a key driver in preventing citizens from going to jail in the first place, in becoming more attractive prospects for hire, and in reducing recidivism.
Read More »Interview: Julia Cook, Author of ‘Uniquely Wired: A Book About Autism and Its Gifts’
April is Autism Awareness Month and national award-winning children’s author and parenting/autism expert Julia Cook recently answered questions about her new book 'Uniquely Wired: A Book About Autism and Its Gifts' that focuses on a young character named Zak who has autism.
Read More »No Ands or Buts About It
I know technically that it is not improper to start a sentence with a conjunction, but every time I see it done it drives me bonkers.
Read More »At-Risk Youth and ‘Returning Citizens’ Supported by MADE
M.A.D.E. aims to tackle two of the most pressing issues in the U.S. with a sweeping mandate: a cleaner and greener world, and better chance at life for disenfranchised people, either before or after prison.
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